No handles or mirrors! U.S. authorities permit unmanned vehicles to drive on public roads February 7 at 15:07

As autonomous driving technology develops in the United States, transportation authorities have issued the first permit for unmanned vehicles for home delivery without mirrors or steering wheels on public roads.

The U.S. Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced on June 6 that it has issued a temporary permit to use vehicles developed by the Japanese SoftBank Group-owned autonomous driving venture, Neuro, on public roads.

The permit was issued for a small unmanned delivery vehicle equipped with a 360-degree camera and no mirror or steering wheel.

In the United States, California and other states independently allow self-driving vehicles to drive on public roads, but it is the first time that federal regulators have permitted vehicles without mirrors or steering wheels.

The vehicle is being considered for use in home delivery services that deliver goods from pizza stores and supermarkets to the neighborhood, but the maximum speed is 40 km / h, and authorities said, `` Because it is a low speed self-driving vehicle, Certain features that make no sense ".

The challenge is how to ensure safety in autonomous driving, but there are growing expectations for its use at transportation sites with a shortage of drivers, and it is likely that attention will be paid to whether the practical application will gain momentum.